thewisdomtooth

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The Schoolboy Who Accidentally Slipped D-Day Secrets Into a Newspaper Crossword. In May 1944, just weeks before the biggest invasion of World War II, British intelligence officers opened the Daily Telegraph and froze. The crossword puzzles published between 2 May and 1 June contained several top-secret codewords: Utah, Omaha, Overlord, Mulberry, and Neptune, the exact names for the Normandy beaches, the overall operation, the artificial harbours, and the naval assault plan. MI5 launched a full investigation. They arrested Leonard Dawe, the 54-year-old headmaster of Strand School (evacuated to Surrey) and the puzzle’s compiler. Dawe and a colleague were interrogated intensely. They insisted they knew nothing about any military operation. The real explanation came years later. Dawe had a habit of calling sixth-form boys into his study to suggest words for the grid, then writing clues around them. One of those boys, 14-year-old Ronald French, had been hanging around nearby American and Canadian troops preparing for D-Day. Security around the camp was surprisingly lax, and the soldiers chatted openly. Ronald picked up the codewords and casually suggested them as “interesting new words” for the puzzles. Dawe used them without realising their significance. MI5 eventually cleared everyone of espionage. The invasion went ahead on 6 June as planned. The Germans apparently never noticed the crosswords.

Top tier 1990s joke! Bravo @anitathetweeter 👏👏👏

I know Henry VIII had 6 wives - There was Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr but I can't for the life of me remember the surname of the one called Jane....See More

My boys... ❤️ #Beni #Mulder

@greateranglia Thanks Keira, appreciate it.

@thewisdomtooth Hi there, apologies we will pass on your comments. - Keira

Morning @greateranglia can you ask staff at Shenfield to make announcements of when trains will arrive, please. Just been terminated here and no information. It's freezing!

The gloss is coming off for Danny Rohl. #ScottishCup

My evening in #Bonn

Guten Abend! #Bonn

@StuartShrugged @nationalexpress Yes, thanks. The driver made up time too!

@thewisdomtooth @nationalexpress Have you moved yet? Good luck from an arbitrary well-wisher!

Really poor service by @nationalexpress to Stansted. Booked for 9:35am and we are still on the stand.

Bah, the cheating Canadians won.... Cheats, it seems, do prosper.... #Curling

Gianluca Prestianni vs Real Madrid: 81 Minutes (Hooked) 0 Goals/Assists 0 Key Passes 9/13 Duels Lost (Ofc he’s 5’5) 18 Possessions Lost Yellow for Diving NO NEED TO COVER YOUR MOUTH, WE COULDNT SEE YOU TODAY 😭✌️🤡💯

In #Copenhagen (again) and enjoying a brew! Skål!

Training successfully delivered. Now the 4-hour journey home! #Slainte

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race! #BurnsNight #Haggis #Neeps #Tatties #UisgeBeatha #SlaintMhor

Rachel, Stephen, you played a blinder! 👏👏👏 #TheTraitors

Stephen, you complete and utter 🤬 #TheTraitors

Hashtag #JusticeForJade! #TheTraitors

Oh Amanda, for a faithful, you've really mucked it up for the rest of your cadre... 😂 #TheTraitors